Sensex falls 225 points in early trade; Nifty dips below 17,500
The Hindu
Bajaj Finance was top loser in the Sensex pack followed by HDFC Bank, Infosys, M&M, Asian Paints, Bharti Airtel, Dr Reddy’s, Maruti and HDFC.
Equity benchmark Sensex fell 225 points in opening trade on Monday, tracking losses in index majors HDFC twins, Infosys and Maruti amid persistent foreign fund outflows and a mixed trend on Asian bourses.
The BSE gauge was trading 225.04 points or 0.38 % lower at 58,419.78 in early trade. Likewise, the Nifty dropped 69.55 points or 0.40% to 17,446.75.
Bajaj Finance was top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding nearly 2%, followed by HDFC Bank, Infosys, M&M, Asian Paints, Bharti Airtel, Dr Reddy’s, Maruti and HDFC.

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